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Compton Football Lakewood

Football: Compton Upends League Standings With Emotional Lakewood Win

As the icewater from the Gatorade bucket hit Compton football coach Calvin Bryant, it looked like a scene from a movie. How else to describe a scene of triumph for Compton, a team mourning the deaths of longtime athletic director Maxine Kemp and assistant coach Webster Peters? A team that has suffered injuries to more […]

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Cross Country Long Beach Poly

Feature: Record-Setting Camille Lindsay Still Wants to Prove Herself

All of The562’s cross-country coverage for the 2021-22 school year is sponsored by Bryson. Visit BrysonFinancial.com to learn more. When she was in elementary school, Camille Lindsay admits she wasn’t the fastest runner. “We had these sprints from across the basketball court and I would always come in last… like always,” Lindsay said. So, in […]

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Avalon Millikan Volleyball

CIF Volleyball: Millikan, Avalon Move On To Second Round

While Poly and Wilson were knocked out of opening round matches on Tuesday, Millikan (Division 3) and Avalon (Division 9) both advanced to the second round with wins. Lakewood is in Division 1 and is still awaiting their opening match of the bracket, a quarterfinal on the road next Wednesday. Millikan defeated St. Margarets Episcopal […]